China output holds firm, iron ore at all-time high Asia at 6 percent to 13 percent * Saudi increase supplies to big oil companies 5-10 percent * One main Asian lifter to get full contracted volume (Updates throughout) By James Topham and time cut its term naphtha offer to $13 a tonne premium, despite sealing a deal

Salt in Jamie Oliver sauces a recipe for ill-health time cut its term naphtha offer to $13 a tonne premium, despite sealing a deal Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) started operations at a $2 billion aromatics plant this week and is expected to hit full capacity by early December, a Singapore * Shell to sell stakes in PCS and TPC to Qatar Petroleum * Qatars first overseas downstream acquisition, more to come (Adds details, background) By Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC), is aiming to treble its turnover in India to $1.25 billion, or Rs 5,000 crore, in 2010-11.

Singapore By Seng Li Peng SINGAPORE, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (Adnoc) has announced its January-December 2009 term naphtha premium at $3. 00-$5.00 a tonne to Middle East quotes, on a free-on-board (FOB) basis, sharply lower than its stocks look to stay low amid crude run cuts * High cracker run rates could make naphtha buyers up imports By James Topham

Masses of the slimy and sulphureous substance called naphtha, which floated idly on the sluggish and sullen waves, supplied those rolling clouds with new vapours, and afforded awful testimony to the truth of the Mosaic history.

There is one thing peculiar about the distillates of petroleum, and that is that the run which follows naphtha, which is called "the middle run oil," is the highest test oil that is made, running as high as 150 and 160 degrees flash, while the common oil which follows, viz., from 45 down to 33 degrees Baume, will range at only about 100 flash, or 115 and 120 degrees burning lest.